Where does “rohtuma” come from?

rohtuma (Finnish) comes from Finnish rohtua, from Finnish ruoho, from Proto-Finnic rooho, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

rohtuma (Finnish): eczema, chapping

Definitions

  1. eczema, chapping

Ancestry of “rohtuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrohtuato get chapped
2Finnishruohograss mass noun; blade of grass individual specimen
3Proto-Finnicroohograss
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “rohtuma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-Finnic rooho →